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Kirnberger's Well:
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# the fifths are [[3/2|pure]], except for
# the C–G, D–A, G–D and A–E fifths are [[quarter comma meantone]]
# the C–G, D–A, G–D and A–E fifths are [[quarter comma meantone]]
# the F#–Db is the wolf fifth, a [[schisma]] flat
# the F#–Db is the wolf fifth, a [[schisma]] flat
Vallotti's Well:
# the fifths are [[3/2|pure]], except for
# the C–G, D–A, E–B, F–C, G–D and A–E fifths are 1/6 [[Pythagorean comma]] flat.


=== See also ===
=== See also ===
[[Circulating_Temperaments|circulating temperaments]]
[[Circulating_Temperaments|circulating temperaments]]
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Revision as of 12:01, 22 September 2018

Kirnberger's Well:

  1. the fifths are pure, except for
  2. the C–G, D–A, G–D and A–E fifths are quarter comma meantone
  3. the F#–Db is the wolf fifth, a schisma flat

Vallotti's Well:

  1. the fifths are pure, except for
  2. the C–G, D–A, E–B, F–C, G–D and A–E fifths are 1/6 Pythagorean comma flat.

See also

circulating temperaments